Italian Sausage Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 16 ounces whole tomatoes, undrained
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 12 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 15 ounces ricotta cheese or 15 ounces small-curd cream-style cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook sausage, onion, and garlic in 10" skillet over medium heat. stir occasionally until no longer pink and drain.
• 2 stir in 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the basil, sugar, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
• 3 break up tomatoes and heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• 4 reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 45 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• 5 heat oven to 350 and cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• 6 mix ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese), 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, remaining tablespoon parsley, and the oregano.
• 7 spread 1 cup of the sauce mixture in ungreased rectangular 13x9x2" baking dish.
• 8 top with 4 noodles and spread 1 cup of the cheese mixture over the noodles.
• 9 spread with 1 cup of the sauce mixture.
• 10 sprinkle with 2/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• 11 repeat with 4 noodles, the remaining cheese mixture, 1 cup of the sauce mixture, and 2/3 cup of the mozzarella cheese.
• 12 top with the remaining noodles and sauce mixture.
• 13 sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• 14 cover and bake 30 minutes.
• 15 uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly.
• 16 let stand 15 minutes before cutting.